Polk County Safety Rest Area
Texas safety rest areas feature many benefits for travelers in Texas.
Our 76 safety rest areas feature 24-hour restrooms. Most locations have attendants on duty 24 hours a day. Other locations have attendants on duty from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
Polk County
Polk County northbound
Location
- US 59 - Northbound, north of Leggett.
- Latitude/longitude: 30.8365, -94.8619
Polk County southbound
Location
- US 59 - Southbound, north of Leggett.
- Latitude/longitude: 30.8401, -94.8609
Features
- Two sets of men's and women's restrooms.
- Interpretive displays.
- Air-conditioned lobby and restrooms.
- Picnic tables.
- Drinking water.
- Playground.
- Family/assisted restroom.
- Separate truck and passenger parking.
- Handicap access.
Trivia
- Renovated facility opened December 2007 with expanded building and parking areas.
- Polk County, named after President James K. Polk, was one of twenty-three counties formed by the first state legislature of Texas in 1846.
- The Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation is east of Livingston on U.S. Highway 190. Three streams in Polk County bear the names of Coushatta chiefs: Long King, Long Tom, and Tempe.